"Batgirl was a casualty of new corporate strategy from Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who opted to shelve the project in order to take a tax write-down on the $90 million film," which would recoup more money than releasing the film would. - The Hollywood Reporter
In honor of Batgirl, Ernie Smith remembers a group of other films — seven of which are from since the turn of the millennium, and most of which featured some major talent — that were canned rather than released, sometimes for surprising reasons. - Tedium
Following reports that the Burbank studio giant will no longer offer the movie on its streaming platform or in theaters, filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah issued a joint statement Wednesday expressing their disappointment. - Los Angeles Times
Canadians performing well against Americans isn’t a new concept in sports, but the recent onscreen successes raise the obvious question: Are Canadians just better at reality TV? - Toronto Star
Producer Janet Yang brings a deep well of experience within the film industry and in the academy itself. Her producing credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt” and the Oscar-nominated 2020 animated feature “Over the Moon.” - Los Angeles Times
David Treuer (Ojibwe) meets the creators and writers of Reservation Dogs and explains the ways in which the FX series is wildly, blessedly different from just about every other depiction of Indians ever seen on American screens before. - MSN (The Atlantic)
"A recent wave of Thai dramas known as 'boys' love' (BL) ... has attracted a large following across Asia," especially among women around age 30. "As Thailand tries to rebuild its travel industry, the country's tourism authority has sought to capitalise on their popularity." - The Observer (UK)
“Mark last week as the end of the social networking era, which began with the rise of Friendster in 2003, shaped two decades of internet growth, and now closes with Facebook’s rollout of a sweeping TikTok-like redesign.” - Fast Company
Pseudo-monopolies of this type cannot last forever. The past decade has been good for these social-media giants, but the sudden ascent of TikTok might turn out to be the disruption that finally ends their reign. - The New Yorker
It’s hard enough to find top-tier showrunners, editors and cinematographers. But less obvious roles are equally difficult to fill. Need a good production accountant? Good luck. - Los Angeles Times
With the churn of digital publishing pushing magazines into the financial and cultural doldrums, the luster of the legacy media job has only gotten duller. Yet there is still a magic in print magazines that does not seem to exist in newspapers or book publishing. - The Nation
Facebook has paid publishers who participate in the News program. The company signed deals worth tens of millions of dollars with news organizations such as The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, the Journal reported. - The Wall Street Journal
Key to Conversation Radio's success is the higher level of interaction between hosts and the audience. “The hosts skilled in storytelling, the life of a party but not the center of attention – the audience is always the center of attention.” - Inside Radio
"Eldridge Industries is taking over the Golden Globe Awards, which will be turned into a private entity separate from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's charitable and philanthropic programs, which will be managed as a non-profit entity." - Variety
"(It's) a powerful exploration of the harshness of the rural landscape, with an ecological message that still resonates. ... In many ways, it defined a particular branch of US cinema – one that became particularly popular in the 1970s, and expressed an abject fear of those who lived outside of cities." - BBC
